Experience: I walked the length of the UK with a donkey

This is a list of key vocabulary and expressions from the article in order of how useful they are. The student must choose 6 items from the list to study in the lesson.

To make someone (do) something

To allow (someone to do something)

To call

On foot

To be keen (to do something/ on something/ someone)

To break up (with someone)

To set off

Affectionate

Foreignness

To sink

Whereas

Intriguing

To be in tears

To ramble

A loner

Out of your depth

To roam

Distraught

To strike up a conversation/ friendship (with someone)

To blend in

To embark (on something)

On the back burner

Not have any of it

Extent

Close-knit

15 conversation-provoking questions related to the article.

1.       What do you know about Adam’s early life, break-up and foreign holidays?

2.       How and why did Adam meet Martin, the donkey?

3.       What were some of the challenges that he faces on his long walk?

4.       What were the positives of his walk?

5.       What did he say about Martin at the end of the article?

6.       Did your parents ‘push you out of the door’ when you were younger?

7.       Would you like to do Adam’s walk with a donkey?

8.       When you are on holiday, do you like interacting with local people?

9.       Do local people like tourists?

10.      Adam was always wondering ‘whether Martin was enjoying it’. Do you always worry about other people having a good time on your holidays?

11.      Is it a good idea for people to go on holiday alone, even if they have a family?

12.      Have you ever received lovely hospitality or friendliness while you were on holiday?

13.      What type of accommodation do you like when you are on holiday?

14.      What’s your next dream holiday?

15.      What type of holidays did you have in your childhood?

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